August 2024

A fatal traffic accident early Wednesday morning on the Garden of Eden Public Road resulted in the death of minibus driver Keith Caesar. The collision, which took place around 04:30 hrs, involved three vehicles and left several individuals injured. Minibus (BAE 7146) was being driven by Keith Caesar, 35, from North East La Penitence, Georgetown.
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Panamanian jockey Nobel Abrego is gearing up for another shot at Guyana Cup glory. The seasoned rider will be in the irons for the newly imported Nova Sol in the feature event of the 16th annual Guyana Cup, a race boasting a staggering purse of G$11.6 million. The winner of this high-stakes showdown will not
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Trinidad’s temperamental weather claimed the bulk of the opening day between South Africa and West Indies where only 15 overs of play was possible. Play was called off five minutes into the scheduled tea time and will resume half an hour early on the second day after 75 overs were lost on the first. With
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Over the past four years, the Ministry of Housing and Water issued a total of 8, 075 land titles and another 11, 634 were processed. The figures reflects distribution and processing of land titles and transports from August 2020 to the end of July 2024. And with land ownership high on the ministry’s agenda, Minister
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The 2024 Guyana Cup will be an event of significant difference, as while the quality of horse racing will be a spectacle, the day’s event at Rising Sun Turf Club on Sunday, August 11, will be family-oriented. The Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee decided to have a fun park where kids and the entire family
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The Kool Kidz Summer Festival made a triumphant return to Guyana on August 3, drawing a crowd of over 70 young football enthusiasts. The event, a joint initiative by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and Guyana Beverages Inc. (GBI), is aimed at developing youth talent in the country. The festival, which was held at the
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A walk and symposium was held in the Township of Bartica on Tuesday in recognition of World Breastfeeding Week which is celebrated by the United Nations (UN) from the 1st to the 7th of August annually. The walk commenced at the Bartica Regional Hospital compound and ended at the Bartica Centre Ground, where the symposium
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Works on the Schoonord to Crane four-lane highway is currently in its final stage and the road is expected to be commissioned within the next two weeks. “The Schoonord to Crane highway will be commissioned within two weeks. “Works are ongoing, being finalised. So within two weeks is a timeline we want to have this
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[ASSOCIATED PRESS] – Chile’s President Gabriel Boric said that Maduro’s government “must understand” that the results giving him the victory “are difficult to believe,” and he added that his government won’t recognize “any result that is not verifiable.” He said on his X account that the international community and the Venezuelan people demand “total transparency”
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The Guyana Power and Light says it is making significant efforts to restore power to Bartica after a challenging few days. GPL, in its latest update, assured residents of Bartica, Region Seven that it is working around the clock to return power to the area within the shortest possible time. “Despite our team’s best efforts,
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